InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Ideate: brainstorm and explore ideas. Don’t eliminate anything (even ideas that at first glance seem incorrect) until after you are done with the ideation process. The Creative Thinking Handbook. Defer or suspend judgement – let the ideas flow . Focus on “yes, and” rather than “no, but” language. Impossible!

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Michael Michalko

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” As I skimmed the amazing ideation techniques, I found myself exclaiming, “Woah!!”

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

A Tuesday afternoon coffee and brainstorm at the same time each week, or a silent walking tour of a local area, followed by an ideation session will produce more good ideas than an open-ended request. Are you facilitating ideation? Also, in traditional group ideation, only one idea can be presented at a time.

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Ideation Brainstorming Innovation Exercises 45

Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

As part of our recent The Innovator’s Handbook 2023 launch event, we discussed this (and more) with Frank Mattes (CEO at Lean Scaleup), Sean Sheppard (Managing Partner at U+), and Susana Jurado (Head of Wayra Builder at Telefónica). Beyond the hype, are we seeing investments in "business building" paying off?

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” As I skimmed the amazing ideation techniques, I found myself exclaiming, “Woah!!”

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Creativity Tips Handbook Exercises 40

Be-novative

APRIL 21, 2021

From Project Managment to Strategy Implementation Skills: Nieto-Rodriguez’s research for the HBR Project Management Handbook(to be published in Sep 2021), clearly shows that senior leaders see project management as a core competency and invest in them over 2021 and beyond. WEEKLY ACTIVITIES INSTEAD OF 1-DAY?—?Through FACILITATORS?—?may

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